Kamala Harris will never be president. I’m not saying she won’t run; but if she does, she won’t be elected. The 2024 election proved it. Sure, she was dealt a tough hand to play, and played it better than anyone had a right to expect. She was a last-minute nominee, saddled with Bid[...]
Posts Tagged ‘2024 Election’
December 17th, 2024 - 9:47 pm § in America, Biden, Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Republicans
Kamala Harris won’t be president
Why Democrats lost Latinos and Asians in 2024
Working-class Latino and Asian neighborhoods in Southeast Los Angeles went heavily for Trump in 2024, probably mirroring what happened across the country. Historically, the Democrats have been the party of the working class, while Republicans were the party of the rich. In policy terms, that hasn[...]
J. D. Vance’s mother demands hometown honors for son
For what, lying about immigrants eating pets? As one city council member said, “What’s the rush? Let’s see what he does.” (See story here.) He hasn’t won any wars, or made significant contributions to science, or written great books. Sure, he was elected vice president, but he&[...]
November 25th, 2024 - 8:19 pm § in Democrats, Donald Trump, Economics, Politics, Racism, Republicans
Trump’s Project 2025 takes from the poor, gives to the rich
It’s called “Nibor Dooh,” Robin Hood spelled backwards, and this popular expression from the George W. Bush era is poised to stage a comeback. When Trump was asked about Project 2025, he replied, “What’s that?” as if he never heard of it. Now, he’s putting i[...]
November 21st, 2024 - 5:18 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Did Trump win a popular mandate?
That’s a squishy question for which there’s no clearcut answer. So let’s do a comparative analysis: Jimmy Carter won the 1976 election by more votes than Trump won the 2024 election, with far more people voting in 2024. Here are the numbers: 1976, Carter vs. Ford: There were 79,980[...]
What the 2028 election might be like
The 2024 election was close, as polls predicted. Trump swept the battleground states, but in most of them, only by a point or two. The GOP picked up 3 Senate seats, all in red states, and may get a Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania (that race is undecided). It gained perhaps 1 seat in the [&he[...]
What will Trump 2.0 be like?
Different from Trump 1.0. Eight days after the election, details are still vague, but here are some educated guesses. His temperament hasn’t mellowed; he’s still a nasty person without conscience or morals. Gone are the goofy smiles; it’s grimly serious now. Over the years his ideology has[...]
How to vote for AOC and Trump at the same time
She wanted to know, so she asked (see story here); the answers she got are surprising, but really not so surprising. Read some of them below. If Trump really cares about the working class, that’ll put him in conflict a Congress of his own party, whose policies generally hurt or at least don[...]
The influence of money in politics
Elon Musk spent $130 million to help elect Trump, and Tesla stock jumped the day after Trump won, making Elon $25 billion richer on paper. That’s according to Barrons, a weekly investing magazine, which reported those numbers in its November 11, 2024, print edition at page 15. Stock gains asid[...]